Who was Veer Savarkar?

Vinayak Damodar 'Veer' Savarkar is back in the news, 38 years after he passed into the ages.The late champion of Hindutva returned to the headlines when Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar......

Won't accept Savarkar award or attend event: Tharoor

Congress member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party......

Cong slams oil ministry post featuring Savarkar with Gandhi on I-Day

An oil ministry post featuring VD Savarkar alongside Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters evoked a sharp response from the Congress which said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party makes......

In Marseille, Modi recalls Savarkar's 'courageous escape'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Marseille in southern France and paid homage to the memory of freedom fighter V D Savarkar, who attempted a "courageous escape" at the port city. IMAGE:......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Ameesha Parties With Ajay Devgn

Film folk turned up in large numbers to celebrate Producer and real estate tycoon Anand Pandit's 62nd birthday in Mumbai over the weekend. Pandit has produced films like Swatantrya Veer Savarkar,......

Madgaon Express, Savarkar Fare Well

IMAGE: Avinash Tiwary, Nora Fatehi and Divyendu in Madgaon Express. Last week's releases Madgaon Express and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar were quite distinctive in nature. While the former is a whacky......

Do Actors Make Successful Directors?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hrithik Roshan/Instagram When the Hindi film industry was in its infancy, there was a sizeable overlap between actors and directors, as quite a few artistes played both......

Sports minister launches mascot and logo of Asian Aquatics

IMAGE: The event will serve as qualification meet for the 2026 Asian Games. Photograph: SAI Media/X Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday launched the mascot 'Jalveer' and logo for the......

After bagging 2030 CWG, Ahmedabad bids for more global events

'As far as the bid for 2036 Olympic is concerned, I am seeing this announcement today of Ahmedabad being selected as host city for Commonwealth 2030 in a very positive spirit.' IMAGE: On......

India scripts history with 13 medals at Asian Aquatics

IMAGE: India finished ninth overall with four silver and nine bronze medals with Bhavya Sachdeva, Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj and the men's relay team bringing more glory. Photograph:......

Indian swimmer shatters 16-year drought at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Srihari Nataraj dazzles in 200m freestyle, wins silver in Asian Aquatics. Photograph: Srihari Nataraj/Instagram Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj dazzled on the opening day of the 11th......

Weightlifting high: India bag 13 medals; Mehak, Lovepreet star

IMAGE: India ended the championships with a total of 13 medals in the senior category -- three gold, seven silver and three bronze. Photograph: SAI Meda/X India's Mehak Sharma won a silver medal......